Turtles Can Run

Today’s run, I knew from the get go was not going to be a fast one.  Normally the day before a long run (for me anything over 10 miles)  is a rest day or a three mile easy run day.  Yesterday I covered seven miles: 2 walking, 3 running with my daughter, and 2 running solo.  So I knew it was not going to be an easy 10 miles today.

I’ve been getting a little bored with my music lately.   Changing my playlists up and adding new music  helps, but I just did not feel like listening to music  today so I decided  to  listen to an audiobook.

Audiobooks are great,   I enjoy listening to them while  I am cleaning, cooking or doing yard work.   Today listening to an audiobook helped me from feeling bored during my long run.   I can not listen to an audiobook when I am trying to run hard and fast, for those times I need my  music. But on a day like today when I was just trying to get the miles in and pace isn’t an issue it was nice.  I ended up running 11.22 instead of 10, I should have turned when my Garmin say 5 miles but I wanted to run to the end of the trail since it was close.  Of course when running  an out and back trail what  seems close can add 1.22 miles.  I was a little tired when done, but I got through it and am taking a rest day tomorrow.

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